• Names
  • Common name: Connecticut
    • Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛtɪkət/ ^ⓘ[4]
  • Official name: State of Connecticut
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: CT
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-CT
    • Internet second-level domain: .ct.us
  • Nicknames
    • Blue Law State^[5]
    • Brownstone State^[5]
    • Constitution State^[6] (currently used on license plates)
    • Freestone State^[5]
    • Land of Steady Habits^[7][8]
    • Nutmeg State^[7]
    • Provisions State^[7]
• Adjectival: Connecticut
• Demonyms:
  • Connecticuter
  • Nutmegger

Geography of Connecticut

• Connecticut is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
  • Western hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              • Eastern United States
                • East Coast of the United States
                  • Northeastern United States
                    • New England
                  • Northeast megalopolis
• Population of Connecticut: 3,574,097 (2010 U.S. Census^[9])
• Area of Connecticut:
• Atlas of Connecticut

Places in Connecticut edit

Places in Connecticut

• Historic places in Connecticut
  • National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Connecticut
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
• Protected areas of Connecticut
  • National Natural Landmarks in Connecticut
  • State parks in Connecticut
    • State forests in Connecticut
    • State park trails in Connecticut
  • Nature centers in Connecticut

Environment of Connecticut edit

• Climate of Connecticut
• Climate change
• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
• Geology of Connecticut
• Superfund sites in Connecticut
• Wildlife of Connecticut
  • Flora of Connecticut
  • Fauna of Connecticut
    • Birds of Connecticut
    • Mammals of Connecticut

Natural geographic features of Connecticut edit

• Islands of Connecticut
• Rivers of Connecticut

Regions of Connecticut edit

Regions of Connecticut

• Northern Connecticut
  • Northeastern Connecticut
  • Northwestern Connecticut
• Southern Connecticut
  • Southeastern Connecticut
  • Southwestern Connecticut

Administrative divisions of Connecticut edit

Local government in Connecticut

• Towns in Connecticut (New England town)
  • State capital of Connecticut: Hartford
  • City nicknames in Connecticut
  • Cities in Connecticut
  • Unincorporated communities in Connecticut
• Census-designated places in Connecticut

Historic counties of the state of Connecticut

1. Fairfield County
2. Hartford County
3. Litchfield County
4. Middlesex County
5. New Haven County
6. New London County
7. Tolland County
8. Windham County

Demography of Connecticut edit

Demographics of Connecticut

Politics of Connecticut

• Form of government: U.S. state government
• United States congressional delegations from Connecticut
• Connecticut State Capitol
• Elections in Connecticut
• Political party strength in Connecticut

Branches of the government of Connecticut edit

Government of Connecticut

Executive branch of the government of Connecticut edit

• Governor of Connecticut
  • Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
  • Secretary of State of Connecticut
• State departments
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Connecticut edit

• Connecticut General Assembly (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Connecticut Senate
  • Lower house: Connecticut House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Connecticut edit

Courts of Connecticut

• Supreme Court of Connecticut

Law and order in Connecticut edit

Law of Connecticut

• Adoption in Connecticut
• Cannabis in Connecticut
• Capital punishment in Connecticut
  • Individuals executed in Connecticut
• Constitution of Connecticut
• Gun laws in Connecticut
• Law enforcement in Connecticut
  • Law enforcement agencies in Connecticut
    • Connecticut State Police
• Same-sex marriage in Connecticut

Military in Connecticut edit

Connecticut Military Department

• Connecticut Adjutant General
• Connecticut State Militia
  • Connecticut National Guard
    • Connecticut Air National Guard
      • 103d Airlift Wing
        • 118th Airlift Squadron
    • Connecticut Army National Guard
      • 102nd Infantry Regiment
      • 192nd Military Police Battalion
    • Connecticut Naval Militia
  • Governor's Guards
• Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security

Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol

National Reserves

• 304th Infantry Regiment (United States)

Local government in Connecticut edit

Local government in Connecticut

History of Connecticut

History of Connecticut, by period edit

• Indigenous peoples
• English Colony of Connecticut, 1636–1686
  • Pequot War, 1636–1637
  • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1638
• English Colony of New-Haven, 1637–1662
• English Dominion of New-England in America, 1686–1689
• English Colony of Connecticut, 1689–1707
  • History of Connecticut industry
• British Colony of Connecticut, 1707–1776
  • King George's War, 1740–1748
    • Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748
  • French and Indian War, 1754–1763
    • Treaty of Paris of 1763
  • Royal Proclamation of 1763
• American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
  • United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
  • Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
  • State of Connecticut since 1776
    • Sixth state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed July 9, 1778
  • Far western territorial claims ceded 1786
  • Fifth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on January 9, 1788
  • Connecticut Western Reserve ceded 1800
  • Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  • American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Connecticut in the American Civil War
  • George W. Bush becomes 43rd President of the United States on January 20, 2001

History of Connecticut, by region edit

• History of Bridgeport, Connecticut
• History of Brookfield, Connecticut
• History of Darien, Connecticut
• History of Greenwich, Connecticut
• History of Newtown, Connecticut
• History of Norwalk, Connecticut
• History of Stamford, Connecticut
• History of Trumbull, Connecticut
• History of West Haven, Connecticut
• History of Wilton, Connecticut

History of Connecticut, by subject edit

• History of the Connecticut Constitution
• History of Connecticut industry

Culture of Connecticut

• Cuisine of Connecticut
• Museums in Connecticut
• Religion in Connecticut
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Connecticut
  • The First Cathedral
  • Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut
• Scouting in Connecticut
• State symbols of Connecticut
  • Flag of Connecticut
  • Great Seal of the State of Connecticut

The Arts in Connecticut edit

Music of Connecticut

Sports in Connecticut edit

Sports in Connecticut

Economy of Connecticut

• Communications in Connecticut
  • Newspapers in Connecticut
  • Radio stations in Connecticut
  • Television stations in Connecticut
• Health care in Connecticut
  • Hospitals in Connecticut
  • Connecticut Medical Examining Board
  • Connecticut State Dental Commission
• Transportation in Connecticut
  • Airports in Connecticut
  • Roads in Connecticut
    • U.S. Highways in Connecticut
    • Interstate Highways in Connecticut

Education in Connecticut

• Schools in Connecticut
  • School districts in Connecticut
    • High schools in Connecticut
  • Colleges and universities in Connecticut
    • University of Connecticut
    • Yale University

• Topic overview:
  • Connecticut
  • Index of Connecticut-related articles
• All pages with titles beginning with Connecticut
• All pages with titles containing Connecticut

  Wikimedia Atlas of Connecticut